Contact-shoe



- PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904.

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I Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at A UNITED STATESPatented January 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. TAYLOR, JR., OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO THOMAS D. TAYLOR, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CONTACT-SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 748,813, dated January5, 1904.

' Application inea nach 30,1903. saai no. 150,145. uit man.)

.F0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. TAYLOR,

Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Contact Shoes, of whichthe following is a specication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incontact-shoes and the means for 'supporting the same at a point directlyabove the tracks, so that the shoes can be engaged by suitable devicescarried by the trolley-pole, for operating switches, signals, and thelike.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a comparativelyrigid structure, and, further, to arrange the shoes in such relationtherewith that lateral movement thereof to any great degree will beimpossible.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following descriptionand specifically referred to in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a view infront elevation of my improvement, the saine being shown secured to thewayside post, as in practice, and further showing a portion of thetrolley-pole in operative en-l gagement therewith. Fig. 2 is a top planViewr of my improvement detached. Fig. 3 is an edge view thereof, andFig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line man of Fig. 2. v

1 indicates the contact-shoes, which comprise metallic strips or facings2, which have their opposite ends curved upwardly, for the purposehereinafter referred to. These facings or portions of the shoe withwhich the altachmentsof the trolley-pole contact are backed by strips orinsulating material in any desired form (indicated by reference numeral4 indicates T-shaped uprights or couplings, the saine having theirvertical portions secured to the shoes l by screws or rivets 5 and theirupperlaterally-projecting portions supporting the bracket-wires 6. TheseWires, as

will be apparent, pass through the upper portions ofthe uprights 4' andhave their opposite ends secured to eyes 7.

8 indicates a second series of couplings or T-shaped brackets arrangedintermediate the shoes l and supported upon the Wires 6. The lower endsof these brackets are secured in any desired manner to the trolley-wire(indicated as at 9) and are insulated from their upper portions byinsulating material l0.

l1 indicates a pair of stay-wires secured at 6o their outer ends in anydesired manner to the wayside post 12 and having their inner endsloopedand engaging the eyes 7 of the shoessupporting bracket.

In the present drawings for the purposes of illustration I have shown atrolley-pole of novel construction, the saine comprising a pair ofoutwardly-projecting arms provided in their upper ends with rollersorcontact devices which are connected by suitable wires 7o to thecontroller.

l5 indicates wires secured to the metallic plates of the shoes andthrough the medium of which mechanism is actuated for the purposeshereinbefore enumerated.

As heretofore stated, the opposite ends of the facings of the respectiveshoes are curved upwardly. Thisconstruction,as wiilbeapparent, permitsof the contact devices carried by the trolley-pole gently engaging thesame, 8o and thus preventing injury to either. It will be understoodthat Wires from the said contact-rollers extend to the car and areadapted to be connected by a controlled or' with a switch of knownconstruction.

While in the accompanying drawings I have shown adevice which isextremely simple and capable of performing all the functions assigned toit, yet I reserve the right to make such slight alterations and changesas 9o I may lind and deem advisable as covered by the appended claims.

Havingthns fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. Adevice of the type set forth,comprising apair of metallic plates, T-shaped brackets secured to and insulated fromthe said plates, supporting-Wires passing through the upper ends of thesaid brackets, means for securing roo the trolley-Wires to thesupporting-wires,elec trical connections and means for securing thedevice in position.

2. A device of the type set forth comprising a pair of shoes, uprightssecured to said shoes, supporting-Wires passing through the upper endsof said uprights,brackets disposed intermediate the shoes and supportedfrom said wires, electrical connections, eyes secured to the oppositeends of said wires, and means for securing said device in position.

3. A device of the type set forth,comprising a pair of metallic platesinsulating material arranged on top of the said plates, T-shapeduprights supporting the said plates, supporting-wires passing throughthe upper ends of the said uprights, brackets arranged between the saiduprights, electrical connections, said brackets having the said wiresprojecting through their upper portion, and means for supporting thedevice in position, said means engaging the opposite ends of the saidwires.

4. A device of the type set forth,con1prising contact-shoes,trolley-wire-supporting brackets secured to and insulated from saidsupporting-plates and supporting-wires connecting the said shoes andlbrackets and passed through the upper ends of said brackets, said Wireshaving their opposite ends secured together,in combination with thewayside posts, and stay-wires secured to said posts and to the ends ofthe first-named Wires.

5. The combination of contactshoes, T- shaped uprights having theirvertical portions secured to said shoes, supporting-Wires in the lateralportions ot' said uprights and passed through the upper portionsthereof,means se-l curing the opposite ends of said Wires,a second setof T-shaped uprights independent of the lirst set disposed between theshoes and supported upon said Wires with their lower ends secured to thetrolley-Wire,a trolley-pole, and Wires connected to the said shoes, allsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM F. TAYLOR, JR.

Witnesses:

THOMAS D. TAYLOR, HoRATIo E. BELLoWs.

